Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-06-29

of her room. She called out: Who
is there! when a man rose up from
his hands and knees near the centre
of the room. Mrs. Cooke quickly
Jumped out of bed and grasped q re-
volver, when the burglar ran rapidly
down stairs and out Of the front door
The woman fred two shots at him,
but they evidently did not hit him.
as no blood could be found. 1t was
afser ward discovered that the burg
lar had a companion in the house
but the bravery of Mrs. Cooke fright
ened them both away. 1t is some
time since there has been any burg
lars in this vicinity. and the people
here are pretty we'll prepared tor
them"
Professor Biley, entomolgist for
the Departments Of Agriculture, has
been investigating the habits OF the
hop louise. The eggs are deposited
in plum trees, where the insect hatch
es in the spring and resides until the
third generation. The third brood
is winged. and sbandons the plum
tree for the hop vine. Then in the
autumn a counter migration occurs,
and the cycle of life goes on in the
same fashion. The Professor believes
that the insect has been brought to
this country from Europe on plum
stock. These discoveries render II
possible to check the ravsges of the
pest either by the use of insecticides
in the spring time before the insect
shall have reached the winged state
or by the destruction of the shelter
ing plum trees.
NJ. N. Sheats, of Watkinsville, Ga,
saw in the woods near his house q
large pine tree in which bees had
made their nest. He said nothing
about it, and soon moved out of the
neighborhood. After ten years he
moved back, and one of the first things
he did was to examine the bee tree.
The bees were still there, and he call
ed in some of his neighbors for help
and cut the tree down, when it was
found to contain q hollow thirty eight
feet lorg and eight inches in diame-
ter, cbock full of honey from one end
to the other.
1t is told Of DR.. Thomas, now As.
sistant Bishop of Kansas, who was
renowned in Yale and after his grad
uation as q chess player, that he sud
denly gave up his favorite game.
Asked the reason for his conduct, he
said: Il found that 1 took so much
interest in the game that when I was
beaten it aroused in me feelings that
l could not conscientiously entertain.
There was nothing left for me to do
but to give up chess"
Workmen digging on North Clark
street, Chicago, the other day found
a silver coin imbedded in the sand
and clay about twenty feet below the
surface of the street. It is an Aus
trian piece, worth about 81, and bears
The image and superscription of the
Archducbess Maria Theresa. 1t was
coined in the year 1850, the year of
1er death.
A Frenchman drove into Water
vile few days ago, his faithful
'steed being monstrous Newfound-
and dog. He came from a town in
canada, distant $50 miles, and had
'een on the road three days. The
lriver is confident that he can out
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ley.-Bangor Me, y Commercial.
The ghost of Mrs. Roxalans Druse
he Herkimer On. W county woman
who was hanged for the murder of
,er husband, now pays nightly visits
10 the cell in which she was confined
md frightens all the jailers by moan
ng from midnight till dawn. Or so
he jailers say.
Lightning struck near a tree against
which a negro boy was leaning in
He whirled around two or
.hree times and ran. After running
some distance he stopped and went
through the same spinning motion.
He has been crazed ever since.
Two gypsy girls, aged thirteen and
fifteen years, were sitting under q
tree near Boyertown, Pa, on Sunday
evening, when it was struck by light
ming. They were horribly burned
and blood oozed from their wounds.
They will probably die.
1t is stated as fact that a man was
at the late term of Court in
Tucker county, ". Va, for stealing a
boiler and all. He succeed
ed in getting away with it, and
brought it into Pennsylvania.
In blowing and planting quarter
section Of land near Bethany, ILL.,,
two farmers killed one hundred and
sixty rattlesnakes, some of them big
fellows.
Frank James, the famous despera
do, is at present acting as salesman
in clothing store at Dallas, Texas.
A Tioga county man set out 1900
tobacco plants, and in two days the
cut-worms left only IL of them.
Among the presents at q recent
Adrain, Michigan, wedding, were 8
pickle casters.
Annual Report.